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New theory says autism and schizophrenia same disease, says today’s Chronicle-Herald about the new theory about autism and genetics. According to this latest theory (per last Tuesday’s New York Times), “an evolutionary tug of war between genes from the father’s sperm and the mother’s egg can, in effect, tip brain development in one of two […]
Autism myths abound and Kev is collecting, and dissecting, them at this new site. One myth that especailly irks me is the notion that autistic kids are “in their own world” and “withdrawn into themselves” and, generally, “out of it.”
My son Charlie is thoroughly engaged in and attuned to the goings-on of the world […]
“[A] sweeping theory of brain development that would change the way mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are understood”——a “new idea” that “provides psychiatry with perhaps its grandest working theory since Freud, and one that is grounded in work at the forefront of science”: Today’s New York Times uses such grand language to introduce a […]
Phonagnosia is the inability to recognize voices, yesterday’s Science Daily reports. A case study published in Neuropsychologia reports on “KH,” who is
……unable to recognise people by their voice, including her own daughter whom she has great difficulty identifying over the phone. The woman, known as KH, avoids answering the phone where possible, and for many […]
Through laboratory experiments with rats, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy is studying how maternal stress during pregnancy can lead to developmental and emotional problems in their offspring. From a press release, which notes that some of the “unfortunate consequences” that children can develop are “slower development, learning and […]
Unraveling Autism: What’s Next in Treatment and How Do We Best Train Practitioners to Provide It? is the headline for a press release about a panel discussion offered by the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles Campus.
I don’t know, I just prefer to talk about teaching—not “treatment.”
Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities, disabilities […]
Nestor Lopez-Duran Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and neuroscience researcher, writes the Translating Autism blog, which I’ve come to rely on for thoughtful and in-depth reviews of recent autism research. A recent post, Neuropsychological evaluations of children with autism: From recommendations to practical implementation is especially helpful. Dr. Lopez-Duran notes his own experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations […]
A long article to appear in the October 19th’s New York Times Magazine describes the D.I.R./Floortime approach for teaching autistic children and, specifically, autistic teenagers. A Decatur, Georigia, school, The Community School is profiled. D.I.R./Floortime is contrasted to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which is based on the principles of behavioral science and is widely used […]
Having considered prenatal genetic testing and autism, what about the possible influence of the environment of the womb on a developing baby? An October 10th article in Slate with the provocative title of Womb Raider asks if future health problems occur during gestation:
Recently, a study of 1,044 mother-child pairs found that 3-year-olds born to mothers […]
The cost of treatments and therapies for autism and how to pay for them. The question of what is the best/right/appropriate “treatment” for autistic children and is an educational/behavioral method like Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) really a treatment that should be covered by insurance companies, or is is something that school districts (under IDEA, […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
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